Humboldt

Many industries have felt the impacts of tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, the tourism industry is no exception. 

Johnathan Potts is the CEO of Tourism Saskatchewan, he says one of the main impacts are higher input costs for businesses and organizations. However, there has been an unexpected positive. 

Statistics Canada has released a new set of data which shows that Saskatchewan is continuing on its path forward for growing value in building permits, which had a 78.7 per cent increase from January 2024 compared to January 2025 (seasonally adjusted).

The figure would place Saskatchewan third among the provinces for year-over-year growth. Saskatchewan has kept that figure going over the last few months in what has been a consistent performance among the provinces for growth in the value of building permits. 

Prime Minister Mark Carney's first move after taking office on Friday was to eliminate the consumer carbon price, undoing Justin Trudeau's signature climate policy.

Carney addressed members of the media after the Friday afternoon cabinet meeting, saying the government is "focused on action."

"We will be eliminating the Canada fuel charge, the consumer fuel charge, immediately, immediately," he said.

The order-in-council Carney signed in front of cabinet ministers and the press actually stipulates that the "the fuel charge be removed as of April 1, 2025."

The Elgar Petersen Arena will be buzzing on Sunday afternoon as the U13 A Humboldt Broncos host the Meadow Lake Stampeders in game two of the north final of the ‘B’ Provincials. Humboldt defeated Meadow Lake in game one of the series last Sunday. The south final will be decided on Saturday between the Moosomin Rangers and Shaunavon Badgers, Moosomin leads 1-0 in that series. 

A couple of Watrous teams are still alive in provincial hockey playoffs.  

Mark Carney has been officially sworn in as Canada's 24th prime minister in a ceremony at Rideau Hall, about an hour after Justin Trudeau formally resigned.

Carney told reporters on his way into the ceremony that his government is focused and ready to get to work.

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The countdown is on! The 25th Annual Mark of Excellence Awards are fast approaching, and the Humboldt and District Chamber of Commerce wants to ensure that every outstanding business, organization, and individual gets the recognition they deserve.  

This year's theme, "Celebrating Excellence," highlights the incredible contributions within our community. 

Humboldt Collegiate will once again be hosting its annual Green Pancake breakfast on St. Patrick's Day, Monday, March 17. 

Only $5 gets you this great "Top O' The Morning" breakfast. The event goes from 7:30 to 8:30 am.

Everyone is welcome!

The Town of Lanigan issued a statement preparing residents and travellers along Highway 16 for some repair work due to a water leak. 

Saskatchewan RCMP advise the public that winter weather is impacting road conditions throughout Saskatchewan.

The following factors are impacting road conditions and/or visibility:

It seemed like yesterday the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) dropped the puck on the 2024-25 regular season. 

Tonight, the Humboldt Broncos will close out the regular season in Nipawin against the Hawks. The good news for the Broncos, their season will not conclude as they have clinched a playoff spot, where they finish remains undetermined.